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1953 Iowa Corn Picking Contest Winners
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Description
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Jack Waterbeck, fourth from the left holding plaque, after winning the 1953 two-row division Iowa corn picking contest. The contest was held in a field north of Blairstown and was sponsored by WMT Radio. Mr. Waterbeck had a new International Harvester corn picker on an International Harvester Super MTA tractor. Mr. Waterbeck, from Hartwick, Iowa, went on to take third place nationally.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:27221
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1953 Labor Day Parade
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Description
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Looking north and west from the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, during the 1953 Labor Day Parade. Merchants' National Bank is in the background. The Chamber of Commerce float and a marching band are pictured.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20619
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1953 Labor Day Parade Fourth Avenue
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Description
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Looking west on Fourth Avenue from the corner of Fourth and Broad Street during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The rear of a Grinnell Transport truck is visible and a float from North Market is in front of Merchants' National Bank. Turner Drugs is visible in the background.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20621
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1953 Labor Day Parade Looking West on Commerical
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Description
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Looking west on Commercial Street from the corner of Broad and Commercial during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The entrance to the Park Hotel at 815 Broad Street is visible in the background, as are the storefronts on the north side of Commercial Street. Football players in Grinnell Tiger uniforms are riding on the front of an automobile decorated with a Tiger banner.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20624
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75th Anniversary of the Malcom Methodist Church
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Description
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Photograph of, left to right, Bishop F. Gerald Ensley, Gordon Packard, and Dr. Everett Stats at the 75th anniversary celebration of the Malcom Methodist Church, Malcom, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:5704
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Baling Hay
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Description
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Harry Ryan baling hay in the mid-1950s in Chester Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa. He is driving an orange Allis-Chalmers tractor equipped with an umbrella, and it is pulling a hay baler. Barns, outbuildings and a windmill are visible in the background.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:29796
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Baton Twirlers at Guernsey School
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Description
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Baton twirlers pose after performing at a PTA meeting at the Guernsey School circa 1951. Front row, left to right: Phyllis Trout, Gayle Hinrichs, Jane Pidima, Linda Border, Patty Breniman, Cheryl Smith, Carolyn Norden. Back row, left to right: Bob Mullin, Diane Pidima, Dina Hall, Phyllis Leff, Zelda Border, JoAnn Trout, Bonnie Seye, Joyce Hinrichs. Leader/teacher: Bonnie Belle Cranston.
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Date Created
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1951
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PID
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grinnell:27225
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Ben's Tire Shop
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Description
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Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in the 1950s. The shop, a Goodyear dealer, was run by Benjamin P. Tarleton.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:12032